Syracuse, N.Y. - The turnout in Tuesday's Democratic primary dipped far lower than the last two times Democrats elected candidates to run for mayor in Syracuse.

About 18 percent of enrolled Democrats turned out to vote in Tuesday's primary election for Syracuse mayor.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner won the party's nomination to run for her second term over challengers Pat Hogan and Alfonso Davis.

The Onondaga County Board of Elections counted 6,822 ballots cast on primary election day. They expect to receive about 360 absentee ballots. There are 38,356 enrolled Democrats in the city.

About 25 percent of voters cast ballots in the 2009 election. In that race, Miner won over Davis, Joe Nicoletti and Carmen Harlow.

In 2001, 38 percent of voters turned out. That was an unusual year for voter energy. The primary was scheduled for Sept. 11, but was postponed when terrorists struck. Democrats had designated Kate O'Connell, but voters in the primary picked Matt Driscoll, who had been serving as acting mayor in place of Mayor Roy Bernardi, who was tapped for a Washington job. Joe O'Hara and Minch Lewis also ran in that primary.